Activities and Organizations
Catholic Social Welfare
- AIDS hospitals:
1
- Boarding Homes:
21
- Clinics (leprosy):
4
- Dispensaries, health centers:
17
- Homes for the elderly and disabled:
11
- Hospitals:
14
- Hostels:
16
- Orphanages:
55
Major Diocesan Commissions and Organizations
- Commission for Catechetics and Bible:
Director: Father T. Gabriel
- Commission for Catholic Charities:
Director: Father G. Moses
- Commission for Education:
Director: Father I. Michael
- Commission for Family Apostolate:
Director: Father B. Ratna Raju
- Commission for Laity and Family:
Director: Father Maria Elias
- Commission for Liturgy:
Director: Father M. Vijaya Kumar
- Commission for Media:
Director: Father Joseph Parayil, SSP
- Commission for Pontifical Mission Aids:
Director: Father R. Maria Joji, MF
- Commission for Vocations:
Director: Father K. Rayappan
- Commission for Youth:
Director: Father K. Charles
Other Church Organizations and Associations
- Andhra Pradesh Social Service Society Regional Training Centre (APSSS), a training center which conducts motivational camps
- Bhimadole Development Society (BDS), a voluntary agency founded by the Vincentian Fathers
- Diocesan Catechetical, Liturgical, Adult Educational and Leadership Training Centre
- People's Action for Rural Awakening (PARA), a voluntary agency founded by the Salesian Fathers
- St. Jerome's Centre for Pastoral Activities
Social Communications
- There is a diocesan newsletter: Illuminare Omnes
Catholic Educational Institutions
- Dental Colleges:
1
- Dental Colleges - Students:
500
- Post-graduate and degree colleges:
9
- Post-graduate and degree colleges - Students:
3,589
- Schools of Nursing:
1
- Schools of Nursing - Students:
43
- Secondary Schools:
29
- Secondary Schools - Students:
22,200
- Bachelor of Education Colleges:
1
- Bachelor of Education Colleges - Students:
120
- Colleges of Nursing:
1
- Colleges of Nursing - Students:
300
- Pre-Primary Schools:
16
- Pre-Primary Schools - Students:
5,500
- Primary Schools:
101
- Primary Schools - Students:
10,500
- Technical Institute - Students:
435
- Technical Institutes:
11
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